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Don Valsvik pointed out that Commission decisions mayor may not be enforced.
Members present agreed that white this a concern, this is not within the Charter
Commission's jurisdiction. It is the domain of Council. We discussed the city
ordinance prohibiting individuals from serving on more than one commission.
Because the Charter Commission is a judicial appointment dual service is possible.
Don Valsvik and Howard Lieberman are precedent setting in this regard.
. Nance Purcell moved to send the nomination of Robert Kimbrel to the Honorable
He is a consensus builder who seeks common ground in negotiations. Mr. Kimbrel is
concerned with whole topic of city management and in particular the appointment
process for city commissions.
Mr. Kimbrel lobbies U.S. government agencies concerning trade regulations for 3M.
He chairs a Washington D.S. trade association involving 8 of the 10 top U.S.
exporters. He is past.president of RTR and has served on the HPC for 9 years,
including one year as chair.
The minutes from the March 16, 1998 meeting were approved as corrected.
Town Topics The lease on the Aiple Property expires June 1, 1998. Deciding best
use for this land will be an issue in the coming months. Nance Purcell agreed to send
notification to the Gazette, reminding citizens of a May?, 1998 meeting with SFR
Consulting Group at City Hafl.
Laurie Maher (8 years) and Richard Slivik (6 years) complete their terms on the
Charter Commission in May of this year. Tim Old will send official letters of thanks and
Mary Ruch agreed to ask Nile Kriesel about certificates of appreciation.
Members present agreed to reorder the agenda since our new member candidate was
. present.
Candidate Interview Having written to the Commission expressing an interest in being
appointed to the Commission, Bob Krimbel was invited to interview with the
Commission.
The meeting was called to order by Chair Tim Old; Nance Purcell agreed to take the
minutes.
Present: Chair Tim Old, Kathy Czar, Nance Purcell, Mary Ruch, Don Valsvik
Absent: Steve Keister, Howard Lieberman, Laurie Maher, Richard Slivik
Minutes
Stillwater Charter Commission
April 20, 1998
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Nance Purcell
Respectfully submitted,
Final discussion focused on our desire for better city government. It is not the
Commission's wish to create an adversarial relationship with Council. We are
. interested in working out differences but confused by Council's concern over this
amendment since changes requested by Council, after our initial workshop, have
been made in consultation with the city attorney.
Kathy Czar moved to adjourn. Don Valsvik seconded.
Don Valsvik moved that we request Council to schedule a 1 st reading at the next
regular Council meeting. This reiterates our prior request, which was for a 1 st reading,
not a workshop as scheduled by Council for April 21 st. Nance Purcell seconded. The
motion passed with unanimous approval.
Discussion followed as to our next steps. The Commission is committed to the conflict
of interest amendment and is concerned that Council schedule a vote on the
amendment.
Judge Gary Meyer. Mary Ruch seconded. All present voted in favor of the nomination.
Conflict of Interest Update The Conflict of Interest position paper was not sent to
Council for inclusion in their Friday folders in advance of the April 21, 1998 meeting.
Nile Kriesel sent a packet of objections to the amendment as written. As such the
Charter Commission workshop with Council will be rescheduled and the position
paper sent, in advance, to Councit since it addresses many of Mr. Kriesel's concerns.
Mary Ruch moved that the position paper be sent to Council April 21, 1998., with an
attachment explaining background of the proposed amendment. Don Valsvik
seconded. All present voted in favor of the motion.
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